How Colleges and Universities can Engage in Community Development

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Friday November 15, 2013 - Saturday November 16, 2013
      2:00 pm - 3:59 pm
  • Location: 590 North Avenue NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
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Contact

Mackenzie Madden

mmadden6@gatech.edu

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How Colleges and Universities Engage in Community Development: Community Perspectives

Hosted by the Westside Communities Alliance

Moderator:

  • Dr. Harley Etienne, author of Pusing Back the Gates: Neighborhood Perspectives on University-Driven Revitalization in West Philadelphia

Panelists:

  • Mona Bennett, Executive Director, Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition
  • Cicely Garett, VITA Program Manager, Atlanta Community Food Bank
  • Christi Jackson, Executive Director, The Conservancy at Historic Washington
  • Na'Taki Osborne Jelks, Director, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance
  • Tony Torrence, Executive Director, Community Improvement Association
  • Mike Koblentz, Chair, Northwest Community Alliance
  • Deborah Scott, Executive Director, Georgia STAND-UP
  • Maria Armstrong, Co-Founder, Raising Expectations
  • Macio Thompkins, Washington High School

Additional Information

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Groups

School of City & Regional Planning

Invited Audience
Undergraduate students, Faculty/Staff, Public, Graduate students
Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
Westside Community Alliance
Status
  • Created By: Kyle James
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Nov 8, 2013 - 11:07am
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:23pm